Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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The first lawsuit to be filed over the collapse of the Miami condo last Thursday (June 24) has claimed that the tragedy was preventable. People reports that the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, has resulted in the deaths of at least four people, and left another 159…
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A "hero" that shot a gunman was himself shot dead by police in a tragic misunderstanding on Monday (June 21). Per the HuffPost, gunman Ronald Troyke, 59, had ambushed Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley in a Denver suburb on Monday. Per a timeline and edited video released by police, Officer…
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A restaurant in Londonderry, New Hampshire, has been hit by negative reviews after its owner revealed that a bartender would be splitting a $16,000 tip with other staff members. Speaking to Today, Mike Zarella - owner of The Stumble Inn Bar & Grill - revealed that a mystery diner had…
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A former NRA president was duped into giving a speech to 3,044 empty chairs which represented the gun victims who died before they could graduate. Both David Keene, who had previously led the National Rifle Association (NRA), and gun rights activist John Lott thought they had been invited to deliver…
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A dog walker managed to stumble across one of the survivors of the horrific 12-story condo collapse near Miami after seeing his tiny fingers and hearing his helpless screams. At least 159 are missing and four have been confirmed dead after the residential building in Surfside, Florida, near Miami partially…
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Yesterday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half year's in prison for the murder of George Floyd. His sentencing came after being convicted of second-degree unintentional murder back in April. The former cop was also found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder. At…
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Derek Chauvin's mother spoke publically for the very first time at the ex-cop's sentencing hearing, as she paid tribute to her "loving and caring" son. Moments before Chauvin's 22-and-a-half-year sentence was announced on Friday (June 25), Carolyn Pawlenty - mother of the former Minneapolis officer - told the court that…
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Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin, the first white police officer in Minnesota to ever be convicted of killing a Black man, to 22 and a half years in prison on second-degree murder charges. The former police officer spoke briefly before he was sentenced and offered his "condolences to…
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A Florida state trooper has come under investigation this week after using his taser on a Black teenager. According to USA Today, CCTV security footage has shown 16-year-old Jack Rodeman, of Fort Myers, Pasco County, was tasered in the backyard of his girlfriend's San Carlos Park home by Highway Patrol…
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A George Floyd statue has been vandalized by a white supremacist group in Brooklyn. The incident is now being investigated as a hate crime by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, NBC New York reports, with the department revealing that the damage to the statue, which was only recently unveiled,…
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Joe Biden has praised NFL star Carl Nassib and soccer player Kumi Yokoyama for their "courage" after they came out during Pride month. Nassib, 28, is now the first openly gay active NFL player, while Yokoyama, 27, has revealed that he is transgender, The Sun reports. Biden tweeted: "To Carl…
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The mayor of a small city in Colorado has sparked outrage after he banned the Pledge of Allegiance from public meetings, KDVR reports. Shane Fuhrman, mayor of Silverton, announced the controversial decision over the quintessentially American pledge during a trustee meeting last week. He claimed the recitation of the Pledge…
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Donald Trump's company has launched a lawsuit against New York City for the alleged wrongful termination of contracts the firm had to operate city-owned facilities. Per The New York Times, the filing claims that the contracts were terminated for political reasons - namely the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol…
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Connecticut will become the very first state to offer baby bond trusts as it attempts to close the "racial wealth gap," according to a state treasury news release. It is hoped that the move will address long-standing economic and race-based wealth disparities in the state as it is known to…
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A Florida woman was left "horrified" after randomly discovering that $1 billion had been deposited into her bank account. Julia Yonkowski discovered the unbelievable deposit had been made when she went to withdraw $20 from an ATM, and subsequently contacted Chase bank about the mysterious $999,985,855.94. "When I put in…
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A police officer has provoked controversy this week after being filmed kneeling on a Black teenager's neck. Per CNN's Canadian news partner CBC, video footage shows Montreal police arresting a 14-year-old boy at Georges-Vanier High School after a fight between several individuals broke out on campus on June 10. Take…
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Congresswoman Liz Cheney reportedly spent almost $60,000 on private security after receiving death threats for opposing Donald Trump. The 54-year-old Republican was one of 10 lawmakers who backed the impeachment of the former US president, voting alongside Tom Rice, Dan Newhouse, Adam Kinzinger, Anthony Gonzalez, Fred Upton, Jaime Herrera Beutler,…
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A man from Florida has been arrested after he allegedly drew a firearm in a Starbucks when the bagel he ordered came without cream cheese. Per CBS 4 News Miami, four-year police chief Delma Noel-Pratt claims that her 23-year-old barista daughter was left terrified after 38-year-old Omar Wright brandished a…
